Interfax
July 2, 2004
Russia posts trade surplus with CIS
MOSCOW. July 2 (Interfax) – Russia is the only member of the
Commonwealth of Independent States to have a surplus in CIS mutual
trade.
Russia’s trade surplus with the CIS was $3.01 billion in January-
April, the CIS Interstate Statistics Committee said.
Russian exports to the CIS totaled $7.95 billion and imports were $4.91
billion.
Ukraine posted the biggest deficit in trade with other CIS members. The
Ukrainian deficit was $2.219 billion, with exports of $2.434 billion to
the CIS and imports of $4.652 billion from the CIS.
Belarus had a deficit of $1.008 billion, with exports $2.052 billion
and imports $3.06 billion.
Kazakhstan’s deficit was $481.7 million. Exports were $1.272 billion
and imports $1.745 billion. Tajikistan’s deficit was $243.8 million,
with exports of $49.4 million and imports of $293.2 million.
Deficits were $116.3 million for Azerbaijan ($255.5 million and $371.8
million), $104.6 million for Georgia ($75.7 million and $180.3
million), $90.9 million for Kyrgyzstan ($74.2 million and $165.1
million), $59.5 million for Moldova ($155.6 million and $215.1 million)
and $39.7 million for Armenia ($39.3 million and $79 million).
The statistics committee did not quote trade figures for Uzbekistan or
Turkmenistan.
July 2, 2004
Deputy Interior Minister says Armenia has special role in combating
crime in Russia
19:01 2004-07-02
At a meeting between the Russian Interior Ministry and the Armenian
police department, Deputy Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev said that
Armenia played a special role in domestic law enforcement in Russia.
“In handling issues of domestic law enforcement, it is important today
for Russia to have the backing and active involvement of fraternal
states, among which Armenia has a special role,” Mr. Nurgaliev said.
He said that the issues were, above all, the fight against terrorism,
drug trafficking and illegal immigration, the human trade, racketeering
and economic crime.
Mr. Nurgaliev also proposed broadening the list of additional steps
that Russian and Armenian law enforcement agencies should take.
Specifically, additional protection for bilateral investment projects,
increased interaction in the planning and implementation of
antiterrorism actions and ensuring the security of important
facilities, Mr. Nurgaliev said.
He also proposed considering pressing problems and formulating
solutions at the bilateral meeting of the heads of the ministerial
divisions this fall.
“It would be expedient to consider matters of immigration, the creation
of practical mechanisms to monitor the movement of capital and the
development of immediate contacts between the information and
analytical divisions of the two agencies,” Mr. Nurgaliev said.
Armenian police chief Aik Arutyunyan said that over five months in
2004, the Russian law enforcement agencies had detained and extradited
23 criminals to Armenia.
In 2003, the Russian law enforcement agencies detained and extradited
48 people wanted by Armenian law enforcement agencies, Mr. Arutyunyan
said.
In 2003, the Armenian police established the guilt of and detained 62
individuals wanted by Russian law enforcement agencies. Over five
months of this year, the Armenian police found and detained 22 people
wanted by the Russian Interior Ministry, the Armenian police chief
said.